Articles by Climate News Fellow Sachi Kitajima Mulkey
Sachi Kitajima Mulkey is the 2024-2025 Grist climate news reporting fellow.
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![a woman in a purple shirt uses a broom to push away debris in a street full of debris on either side. she is ankle-deep in water. There is light coming from behind her. The street is narrow.]()
![a woman in a purple shirt uses a broom to push away debris in a street full of debris on either side. she is ankle-deep in water. There is light coming from behind her. The street is narrow.]()
It’s already official: You’re living through the hottest year on record
According to the European Union's climate agency, 2024 is also the first year to breach a key climate threshold.
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![two images are side by side. the first shows a flask with green tape labeled 6 with a sharpie about 1/4th full of a green liquid. the second image shows a microscopic image of clustered green single-celled organisms teeming together.]()
![two images are side by side. the first shows a flask with green tape labeled 6 with a sharpie about 1/4th full of a green liquid. the second image shows a microscopic image of clustered green single-celled organisms teeming together.]()
Scientists found a new ally in the fight to clean up CO2 emissions: ‘Chonkus’
A newly discovered bacterium could help humans deal with climate change — if scientists can figure out how to crack open its DNA.
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How climate voters could swing the presidential election
In battleground states like Georgia, tens of thousands of climate-conscious voters who didn't show up in 2020 have already cast their ballots.
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![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
![Darkened silhouette of an unidentified man in a cap looking out a window at the Panama Canal]()
The Panama Canal needs more water. The solution could displace thousands.
A proposed dam and reservoir along the Rio Indio would bring much-needed water, but at a steep cost.
